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On October 4, 2012 a regular meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church took place in the Patriarchal and Synodal Office in St. Daniel’s Monastery under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The Synod reviewed a number of issues related to foreign institutions of the Moscow […]

Venerable Iov (or Job) – the abbot (“hegumen”) of Pochaev Lavra (around 1551- †28 of October 1651), a prominent Saint of Russian and Universal Orthodox Church, who conducted the life of great piety and strict asceticism, – was born in Galicia and during his century-long life was an ardent defender of the Orthodox Faith from […]

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its third annual meeting for all member hierarchs, that is, all active canonical bishops in its region. The meeting was held from September 10-12, 2012, at the Chicago O’Hare Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Forty-three bishops were in attendance. The first plenary session opened […]
A recent documentary by Dr. Norris Chumley and Rev. Dr. John McGuckin (Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese, New York, NY) entitled Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer (www.mysteriesofthejesusprayer.com) retraces the steps of those 6th century Christian pilgrims, taking us to the sites they visited (Egypt, Holy Mount Athos (Greece), Romania, Ukraine and Russia), which still function as places […]

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In connection with the Khamovniki Court’s judgement upon the outrage committed in the Church of Christ the Saviour, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church has issued the following official statement published on patriarchia.ru The Supreme Church Council considers it important to clarify once again the Church’s position concerning the blasphemous action committed […]
Summer implies rest, summer implies vacations, it implies journeys and adventures… Summer brings forth visiting new places, new impressions and new friends. And when these new encounters are correlated with the pilgrimages and glorification of God, when we come across people who are similar in spirit, the memories of such vacations will be cherished by […]

SERMON ON THE TRANSFIGURATION In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Today, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we commemorate the event when our Lord’s human nature was transfigured by the Holy Spirit, proceeding from Our Heavenly Father, Whose voice witnessed to His Son’s divine nature. This […]